scholarly journals Mechanical circulatory support. An expert opinion of the Association of Intensive Cardiac Care and the Association of Cardiovascular Interventions of the Polish Cardiac Society

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (12) ◽  
pp. 1399-1410
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Tycińska ◽  
Marek Grygier ◽  
Jan Biegus ◽  
Tomasz Czarnik ◽  
Maciej Dąbrowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Expert Opinion ◽  
Mechanical Circulatory Support ◽  
Circulatory Support ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
Cardiovascular Interventions ◽  
Cardiac Society

scholarly journals Levosimendan in the treatment of patients with acute cardiac conditions: an expert opinion of the Association of Intensive Cardiac Care of the Polish Cardiac Society

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Tycińska ◽  
Marek Gierlotka ◽  
Jarosław Bugajski ◽  
Marek Deja ◽  
Rafał Depukat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Expert Opinion ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
Cardiac Society

scholarly journals 2019 EACTS Expert Consensus on long-term mechanical circulatory support

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgenij V Potapov ◽  
Christiaan Antonides ◽  
Maria G Crespo-Leiro ◽  
Alain Combes ◽  
Gloria Färber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Expert Opinion ◽  
Patient Selection ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Mechanical Circulatory Support ◽  
Severe Heart Failure ◽  
Expert Consensus ◽  
Circulatory Support ◽  
Life Care

Abstract Long-term mechanical circulatory support (LT-MCS) is an important treatment modality for patients with severe heart failure. Different devices are available, and many—sometimes contradictory—observations regarding patient selection, surgical techniques, perioperative management and follow-up have been published. With the growing expertise in this field, the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) recognized a need for a structured multidisciplinary consensus about the approach to patients with LT-MCS. However, the evidence published so far is insufficient to allow for generation of meaningful guidelines complying with EACTS requirements. Instead, the EACTS presents an expert opinion in the LT-MCS field. This expert opinion addresses patient evaluation and preoperative optimization as well as management of cardiac and non-cardiac comorbidities. Further, extensive operative implantation techniques are summarized and evaluated by leading experts, depending on both patient characteristics and device selection. The faculty recognized that postoperative management is multidisciplinary and includes aspects of intensive care unit stay, rehabilitation, ambulatory care, myocardial recovery and end-of-life care and mirrored this fact in this paper. Additionally, the opinions of experts on diagnosis and management of adverse events including bleeding, cerebrovascular accidents and device malfunction are presented. In this expert consensus, the evidence for the complete management from patient selection to end-of-life care is carefully reviewed with the aim of guiding clinicians in optimizing management of patients considered for or supported by an LT-MCS device.

Long-term survival on mechanical circulatory support

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 173-173
Author(s):  
A GKOUZIOUTA ◽  
E LEONTIADIS ◽  
S ADAMOPOULOS ◽  
A MANGINAS ◽  
G KARAVOLIAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Circulatory Support ◽  
Circulatory Support ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Long Term Survival
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